Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se in Uganda

Uganda: Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se was 4.03 million in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4.03 million
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
62nd
of 141 countries
All-time high
6.01 million
in 2015
All-time low
822,500
in 2006
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se in Uganda, 2006–2018

02.0M4.0M6.0M2006201220182006: 822.5k2007: 2.1M2008: 1.6M2009: 3.4M2010: 2.2M2011: 5.0M2012: 4.1M2013: 5.0M2014: 4.3M2015: 6.0M2016: 4.8M2017: 4.2M2018: 4.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se in Uganda stood at 4.03 million.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 145.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se in Uganda peaked at 6.01 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 822,500, in 2006.

Uganda ranks 62nd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study, constant US$ in Uganda, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 822,500
2007 2.11 million +156.6%
2008 1.64 million -22.3%
2009 3.42 million +108.6%
2010 2.20 million -35.7%
2011 4.98 million +126.4%
2012 4.07 million -18.4%
2013 5.03 million +23.7%
2014 4.30 million -14.6%
2015 6.01 million +39.8%
2016 4.77 million -20.7%
2017 4.18 million -12.2%
2018 4.03 million -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.00 million 822,500 3.42 million 4
2010s 4.40 million 2.20 million 6.01 million 9

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 59 Argentina 4.08 million compare
  2. 60 Madagascar 4.07 million compare
  3. 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.07 million compare
  4. 63 Zambia 3.63 million compare
  5. 64 Kiribati 3.60 million compare
  6. 65 Sudan 3.55 million compare

See the full ranking of 141 places →

More reference data data for Uganda

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se in Uganda?
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se in Uganda was 4.03 million in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 6.01 million in 2015.
What is the lowest volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 822,500 in 2006.
How does Uganda rank for volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se?
Uganda ranks 62nd out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
Is volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 145.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study, constant US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se in Uganda. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/volume-of-official-development-assistance-flows-for-scholarships-by-sector-and-type-of/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/volume-of-official-development-assistance-flows-for-scholarships-by-sector-and-type-of/uganda/">Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se in Uganda</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study, constant US$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 1,778 data points, 2006–2018
Last refreshed

Gross disbursements of total official development assistance (ODA) for scholarships in donor countries expressed in US dollars at the average annual exchange rate. Scholarships are financial aid awards for individual students and contributions to trainees. The beneficiary students and trainees are nationals of developing countries. Financial aid awards include bilateral grants to students in institutions of higher education following full-time studies or training courses in the donor country. Administrative data from donor countries and other aid providers on gross disbursements of total official development assistance to education are compiled by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development from returns submitted by its member countries and other aid providers. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/